A laboratory in situ composting study was conducted as a possible alternative method for the current practice of open air burning of post-harvest sugarcane residue by sugarcane farmers. In situ composting of the sugarcane residue by the indigenous bacteria and fungi was accelerated using molasses as an initial substrate. A one-time application of molasses boosted the soil microbial population. ...

The ripening of climacteric fruits, such as apple, is represented by a series genetically programmed events orchestrated the action several hormones. In this study, we investigated existence hormonal crosstalk between ethylene and auxin during post-harvest three internationally known apple cultivars: 'Golden Delicious', 'Granny Smith' 'Fuji'. normal was impaired exogenous application 1-methylcy...

In Ethiopia, apple production is estimated to be about 50 metric tons collected from 35,000 small fruit producers annually. But lack of appropriate post-harvest care has been influencing the quality and shelf life apple. view this, current study was initiated with objective investigating effect calcium treatment on fresh fruit. The experiment laid out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) four ...

    Different dates for apples fruit harvest (Malus domestica Borkh. Cv. Fuji) were studied to determine physiochemical changes during the storage. Fuji apples were harvested from 9 September till 23 October, at five different times and stored at 0±0.5 °C and 95% relative humidity for 120 days. To determine the best harvest date for maximum quality and storability, physical and chemical paramet...

The study assessed the post-harvest management information needs of yam farmers in Kogi State. Interview schedules were used to collect data from 189 yam farmers who were randomly selected from the four agricultural zones of the State (Zone A, B, C and D) by using multistage random sampling techniques. The data collected were subjected to descriptive statistics and binary logit regression. Resu...

Annual yields per tree for ‘Starkspur Supreme Delicious’ apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) trees on nine size-controlling rootstock were related linearly to number of fruit per tree at harvest each year, independent of rootstock. Mean fruit weight was inversely and less closely related to number of fruit per tree when adjusted for tree size (fruit load). Annual yield-fruit count data for 9 years a...